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I first read Lahiri only recently, which is incredibly lax of me given how much I've heard about her over the years. Oh, good gracious is she an amazing crafter of words! Her characters! I want them all in my life; I want to console them and counsel them and make their lives stronger, sooner, so they don't have to endure all the lovely-to-read-about struggles that keep me in thrall as I encounter them.
This touched me for so many reasons - the evocative pi ...more
I first read Lahiri only recently, which is incredibly lax of me given how much I've heard about her over the years. Oh, good gracious is she an amazing crafter of words! Her characters! I want them all in my life; I want to console them and counsel them and make their lives stronger, sooner, so they don't have to endure all the lovely-to-read-about struggles that keep me in thrall as I encounter them.
This touched me for so many reasons - the evocative pi ...more
An engrossing story about isolated, lonely people trying to create a family. Lahiri is great at skipping across decades and continents to flesh out her narrative. These devices feel fluid in her hands, where they would feel gimmicky coming from a lesser writer.
Her prose, as always, is gorgeous. The crowded streets of Calcutta, birds flying above East Coast salt marshes, empty libraries, bustling farms. She makes them all come alive.
I also appreciated the opportunity to learn more about India's ...more
Her prose, as always, is gorgeous. The crowded streets of Calcutta, birds flying above East Coast salt marshes, empty libraries, bustling farms. She makes them all come alive.
I also appreciated the opportunity to learn more about India's ...more
Gorgeous, spare, and devastating. Maybe I can say more when the book has sunk in a little bit more.
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